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Everyone makes the same Negroni all week. Here’s a portfolio that doesn’t.

Dorothy Parker Gin, Mancino Rosso, and Amaro Punico if you like a little bitterness with teeth. Amaro Lucano if you’d rather be charmed than confronted. Either way it’s red, it’s stirred, and nobody’s checking your work.

Forget eggs and milk - Our kind of grocery run? Worthy Park rum and charcuterie essentials.

Snag a bottle (or three) of Worthy Park Jamaica Rums finest Jamaican overproofs. Grab some fancy cheeses, briny olives, and a crusty baguette. Throw it all in the cart and call it a day.

Falling for the flavor, without the buzz. Amaro Lucano Zero packs the taste of golden hour aperitivo into every alcohol-free pour. With summer slipping away, let this spirit-free Italian staple be your bridge to cozy season. All the herbs, spices and citrus — none of the booze. Your perfect sober September starter.

Fall is just around the corner, and frankly, corn wh***ey feels like a pretty good place to start getting into the spirit of things.

Meet Prieto y Prieta from Koch El Mezcal. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique wh***ey is distilled from heirloom Oaxacan corn — giving it a flavour profile that’s rich, earthy and completely its own.

A little unexpected, a lot delicious, and the perfect thing to have on your radar as sweater weather starts creeping in.

Wh**ky Prieto y Prieta

Good bottles don’t get very far without good people behind them. We’re lucky to work with an incredible network of retailers across Canada who champion the brands we bring in, introduce them to their customers, and help keep the good stuff moving.

This week, we’re giving a little love to the team at Vine Arts W**e And Spirits in Calgary, who have Saint Benevolence Rhum Clarin on their shelves. A seriously funky, aromatic Haitian spirit made from a field blend of four local sugarcane varietals — and clearly in good hands.

To Vine Arts, and to all of our retail partners across the country: thank you. You’re a huge part of what makes Sovereign Canada what it is.

Summer doesn’t end all at once. It slows down. The evenings get a little cooler. The light changes. And suddenly, there’s a little more time to sit with a good drink. A Negroni made with Mancino Vermouth® Official feels like a pretty good way to ease into what comes next. Take your time with this one.

The perfect Martini starts with the right gin. Full stop. And that gin is Dorothy Parker from New York Distilling Company.

Structured, boldly botanical, and sharp in all the right ways, it is built for a Martini that actually tastes like something. Then come the garnishes. Olives for the classic crowd, a lemon twist for the purists, and charred red pepper when you want to show off a little. Same drink, three different moods, all of them excellent. Because a great Martini is about the details. Start with the right gin, and the rest gets a lot more fun.

OG Pic Pearly Queen

Late August always has us trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer.

This White Pisco Negroni is delicately floral, pleasantly bitter, and the perfect way to savour those final slow summer evenings. Made with chamomile-infused Barsol Pisco , Lillet Blanc and Suze, it’s a bright, elegant twist on the modern classic.

Original recipe and photo by Isabella

Sun’s out. Corn wh***ey’s out.
Summer just tastes better with Prieto y Prieta in hand.

Wh**ky Prieto y Prieta

Bourbon. Coconut. Lime. Lemongrass. No excuses. LiveWire set out to bottle the world’s best bartenders — and with Holy Tyger, Shannon Mustipher delivered. A tropical bourbon sour that somehow makes staying in feel like a very good decision.

Find it in Alberta and Saskatchewan, through Sovereign.

Livewire Cocktails